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FINAL CONFERENCE Gorizia, 14-15 April 2005. The PAN EU Initiatives:. The ARCA NOVA project – new business opportunities. Iliana Philipova Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vratsa Bulgaria. The PAN EU Scheme.
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FINAL CONFERENCE Gorizia, 14-15 April 2005 The PAN EU Initiatives: The ARCA NOVA project – new business opportunities Iliana Philipova Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vratsa Bulgaria
The PAN EU Scheme • Call for proposals “Pan-European Business Cooperation Scheme for SMEs in the Framework of Enlargement”, September 2003 • Entire budget: 6 mln. Euro; Per project: min grant: 700 000 Euro max grant: 1,2 mln Euro • Contribution of the Commission: 75% • Maximum of 8 projects supported • Over 60 project proposals handed in 5 projects granted in the EIC Network
EU-Matching BE001 Namur Europe Auto Parts ES225 Zaragoza B2Fair DE106 Stuttgart Cross-Bo SE633 Västeras ARCA NOVA DE127 Wiesbaden Fit for Europe Eurada The pan-European EIC-consortiums
EU Matching, BE001 Namur • Sectors: Electrotechnics and Electronics; Transport and logistics; Construction • Structure: 15 partners, 13 countries, 3 events • Target group: 130-195 companies per event • WEB site: www.eumatching.net
B2Fair, DE106 Stuttgart • Sectors: Metal cluster • Structure: 32 partners, 20 countries, 5 events • Target group: 200 companies and 50 exhibitors per event • WEB site: www.b2fair.net
Europe Auto Parts, ES225 Zaragoza • Sectors: Car components • Structure: 15 partners, 10 countries, 4 events • Target group: 150 companies • WEB site: www.europeautoparts.net
Cross-Bo, SE633 Västeras • Sectors: Wood and wood processing; Metal working, machinery, tools • Structure: 18 partners, 13 countries, 3 events • Target group: 200-250 companies for matchmaking events, 80 companies for a reverse auction event • WEB site: www.euroinfo.se/crossbo
Arca Nova, DE127 Wiesbaden • Sectors: ICT; Food processing industry; Optic, Opto-electronics and Medical devices; • Structure: 21 partners, 11 countries, 3 events • Target group: 210 companies per event • WEB site: www.arca-nova.com
Activities (for all projects) • Preparatory activities: local seminars, information on new markets, analysis of business cooperation capacities of companies, definition of the company profile … • During the event: pre-arranged face-to-face meetings, meetings on the sport, personalized assistance • Follow-up measures: assistance for the conclusion of cooperation agreements, identification of new market/meetings opportunities, provision of further specialized information …
Arca Nova – the partners • 21 official partners + EIC FR 285 Bordeaux • 11 countries: Italy: Euro Info Centre of Promofirenze – Special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce of Florence (EIC IT361) Euro Info Centre of Azienda Speciale “Sportello di Informazione e Documentazione per le Imprese”, Ravenna (EIC IT369) Germany, Spain , France, Great Britain, Denmark Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary • 19 different European regions
Arca Nova - activities • Three cooperation events organized during well-known fairs • Preparation seminars organized before the cooperation events • An intercultural management seminar for young directing managers
Arca Nova – cooperation meetings • CeBIT Sector: Information and communication technologies Location: Hannover, Germany Date: 14-15 March 2005 • CibusTEC Sector: Food processing industry Location: Parma, Italy Date: October 2005 • Optatec Sector: Optic, opto-electronics, medical devices Location: Frankfurt, Germany Date: June 2006
Some highlights • Marketing actions • Quality of profiles = business card • On-line registration • Integration with BCD • Quality management • High benefit for the participants
Just to remind you … CibusTEC Sector: Food processing industry Location: Parma, Italy Dates: two days during CibusTEC, 18-22 October 2005 Closing date for registrations: September 2005 Detailed program: on the web site from May For more information: www.arca-nova.com or CCI/EIC Vratsa: tel. +359 92 660273 fax: +359 92 626308 e-mail: cci-vr@bitex.com